The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09

Sam and Ned have settled their little diff
Guilty about that burnt order. Ned holds
Sans duebill, to be paid the first chance
Sam gets.
The annual meeting OF the Ladies' Mission
Circle of the Presbyterian church, will be held
with Mrs. Nichols Thursday, March 10th, at
2:30 p. M. A full attendance il desired.
The Free Baptists will have social on
Tuesdvy evening" March 10Th, ut the resi-
dence of their pastor, Mrs. Barton. All who
choose TO come will receive cordial welcome
The following letters remained uncalled
for in the Paw Paw postofice for the week
ending March 7th Mr. Daniel Conant,
Miss Mary Gary, Joseph Sargent, Mrs. Mary
Parker.
The scarlet rash has about had it's run
among the children of this village, and the
school, which was decidedly thin for time
in some of its departments, is rapidly filling
up again.
l.. c. Woodman Post, q. A. r., at Lawton,
will give a campfire next Saturday evening.
All comrades are cordially invited to attend
and assist in making the occasion an enjoy
able one.
Mr.. III. q. Saxton and family OF this town
ship, started on Tuesday last for their new
home near Boise City, Idaho. OF course
they ordered the NoRrHERNEs to follow them.
They all do that.
Elder Brooks was in town last Monday.
He locks quite hale and hearty. His many
friends would have been pleased TO have him
remain for longer visit, but could not pre-
vail ON him ID do so.
The amendment meeting at the First Bap.
tist church last Sunday was well attended.
The address by Mr.. Cushman was logical
and argumentative and well calculated TO
help the cause for which he is laboring.
Mr. Evans of Illinois, will address the
people Of this village and vicinity on the
temperance question this evening ut the
Methodist church. He is very highly recon-
mended as public speaker Don't miss
hearing him.
There was an error in our financial report
of the Sunday school institute as given last
week. Instead of 1873 from seventeen
schools we should have said S27SS. The
amount of Fridays collection vas Sls.77 in
stead of $3.50.
AZ reward for jumping Six days board
bill at the Dyckman House, the old umbrella
tinker of whom we made mention last week,
gets ten times six days free board at the
Todd House. II pays to jump when man
don't care where be boards so il don't cost
him anything.
The Presby terrain social will be held at the
residence of Miss Louisa Bilsborrow next
TGesday evening, March 18th, at which time
there will be n fdc-Sinile of the old time dis
trict school, with exercises appropriate to the
closing day of the term. A good time IL
confidently anticipated.
The pleasant and profitable custom 40
holding evening spelling schools ii being re-
vIved IN some parts of our county. We shall
never forget the solid enjoyment we had and
the many profitable evenings We spent
at the spelling schools of our younger days
Even now we would be willing to submit to
a trial of photographed skill with the lads
and lassies of tie rising generation.
The Dowagiac Times continues to adver-
tise Iawton as q village without q saloon,
Notwithstanding it has not been without that
unnecessary djunct of modern civilization for
SO long period of time that the memory of
man runneth not to the contrary. The
Times fourth district news" column con-
tain5 more prevarication to the square inch
than can DO found i'll any newspaper pub
lshed IN Christendom.
n. j Harrison, an observing Almena lad
gives the following dates upon which he first
noticed the appearance of the early bird" =:
February 22d, saw three red headed wood
pockers and one meadow w-lark-celebratin
Wsshington's birthday probably: February
18th, saw one bluebird, March lat, one
"high- holder" March %, one backbird
We doubt if those altogether too previous or
astrological specimens succeeded in gobbling
many OF the vermicular tribe.
Ihos. Welch has a new patent car-coupler
for which he claims great things and it would
really seem that his claim il justifable 1t
requires no new bumpers, il will couple cars
of different heights, it works automatically,
and does not require tina. "a man should 90
between the cars to- uncouple them. The
apparatus is very inexpensive and can be
made by any blacksmith. Mr.. Welch says
he will have them in use on the r. & s. II.
L. L. within four weeks
The amount of mohey received as tuition
from foreign pupils is pretty fair index of
the increasing popularity Of our public school.
Last year the total amount was S47J. This
year, up 10 the present time, the receipts
hi,ve been 'f5l6 aud 10y the end OF the pres
eut term will have been increased to $3.50.
To this. in order TO mike comparison with
last wear. will have to sbe added the entire
tuition Of next term. This il very graft
flying aud satisfactory showing indeed.
The citizens caucus held a, the council
room last Wednesday evening was largely
attended, upwards OF hundred persons be-
ing present. The following ticket was
placed in nomination; President, Charles
II. Avery; Recorder, Romance VI. Buck;
Ireasurer, Ellis g. Butler Trustees, Isaac b.
Conner, David Woodman. Daniel Spcer;
Assessors, Joseph Davey, Edgar NJ. Snow.
The same village committee, consisting of
Hessrs. Rowland, Gilman and Davey, was
continued for another year. Mr. Butler de-
oincd to allow his name 10 be placed on the
ticket and the name OF j. g. Warner was
substituted by the committee.
handsome, black-eyed lady came into
our sanctum the other day 10 interview us
ON the oil question. She said she had been
using Michigan test OIL" feeling assured
that 10 was as safe az "a tallow candle; but
she had concluded il was az dangerous IA
dynamite She exhibited her snged eve
lasEcs eyebrows and her scorched locks i'm sup
port OF her later judgment and we were
convinced that, as she said, she had had